ES3018144T3 - Picture display method and apparatus, electronic device, and medium - Google Patents

Abstract

An image display method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a medium. The image display method comprises: obtaining a first image, comprising a first region and a second region arranged in a first direction; and, if the size of the first image in the first direction meets a predetermined condition, displaying a second image, comprising the first region and the second region arranged in a second direction. (Automatic translation with Google Translate, no legal value)

Description

DESCRIPTION

Image display method and apparatus, electronic device and medium

Technical field

Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of terminals, and in particular to an image display method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a medium.

Background

With the rapid development of internet technologies, electronic devices (such as mobile phones, iPads, and the like) have become a daily necessity for people. In work and daily life, electronic devices offer great convenience to users; for example, a user can view images using an electronic device.

When using an electronic device to display an image, if the image content size is too small and the user cannot clearly see the image content, the image needs to be enlarged for viewing. However, when the image is enlarged, to view the content in different positions of the image, the user needs to constantly change a swipe direction when swiping to view the content in different positions, which is very cumbersome to manage.

Document D1 (US2011/283228A1) discloses that an information processing apparatus includes a display section that displays a page that includes a plurality of text items, a detecting section that detects a position designated by the user to be enlarged, on the page displayed by the display section, a selecting section that selects one of the text items that is located near the position detected by the detecting section, a placing section that places a character string of the text item selected by the selecting section, in a pop-up window, so that the character string is displayed in the pop-up window, and a display control section that controls the display so that the pop-up window in which the character string has been placed by the placing section is displayed on the page.

Compendium

Embodiments of the present invention provide an image display method and apparatus, an electronic device and a means for solving the problem of cumbersome operations when displaying images by the user.

According to a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an image display method, which is defined in claim 1.

According to a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an image display apparatus, which is defined in claim 9.

According to a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device, which is defined in claim 14.

According to a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium, which is defined in claim 15.

Other advantageous embodiments of the present invention are indicated in the dependent claims.

It should be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are for exemplary purposes only, and are not restrictive of the present invention.

Brief description of the drawings

The present invention may be better understood from the following descriptions of specific implementations of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in which the same or similar reference numerals represent the same or similar features in the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of displaying a first image according to the prior art; FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of an image display method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of image display according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of image display according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of image division according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of image division according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of image division according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of image division according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a sub-picture arrangement according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of displaying a predetermined icon according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of an image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed description of the achievements

The following clearly and completely describes the technical solutions in embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts will fall within the protection scope of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a first image is an image obtained by taking a screenshot of a table, and the image is an image of a long strip. When the first image is displayed on a target display, the length of the first image is relatively long, the content of the first image cannot be clearly displayed when the entire first image is displayed, so it is necessary to enlarge the first image. When the first image is enlarged, it is necessary to swipe left and right to view the entire content of the image, which is very troublesome for the user to handle. In view of this scenario, an embodiment of the present invention provides an image display method.

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of an image display method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the image display method includes: S102, obtaining a first image, and the first image includes a first region and a second region arranged in a first direction.

The first image includes at least two regions arranged in the first direction, and the at least two regions include the first region and the second region.

As shown in FIG. 2, the image display method further includes:

S104, displaying a second image if a first size of the first image in the first direction satisfies a predetermined condition, and the second image includes the first region and the second region arranged in a second direction. The second direction may be a direction perpendicular to the first direction. For example, the predetermined condition includes the first size being greater than a predetermined threshold.

As another example, the default condition includes that a ratio of the first size and a second size of the first image in the second direction be greater than a second predetermined threshold. For example, the second default threshold is 6.

The second default threshold can be determined by the target screen size. For example, if the target screen is a mobile phone display screen, then the target screen size is relatively small, and the second default threshold is 4; and if the target screen is a tablet display screen, then the target screen size is relatively large, and the second default threshold is 6.

The second default threshold can also be set manually, such as set according to an empirical value.

In embodiments of the present invention, to display the first image, the first image includes the first region and the second region arranged in the first direction; and if the first size of the first image in the first direction satisfies the predetermined condition, the second image is displayed, and the second image includes the first region and the second region arranged in the second direction. The first image is not displayed directly, according to embodiments of the present invention, but an arrangement mode of the first region and the second region in the first image is changed to display the first image. The user does not need to swipe in the first direction to view the second image, which reduces the directions in which the user must swipe, thereby making it easier for the user to view the image and simplifying the steps for the user to view the image.

For example, for the first image in FIG. 1, the second image shown in FIG. 3 is obtained by rearranging the first image, and the second image is displayed. When the user views the second image, the entire content of the second image can be viewed without continuously swiping left and right, which is convenient for the user to operate.

In an embodiment of the present invention, after the first image is obtained and before displaying the second image, the image display method further includes: dividing the first image, and the regions obtained from the division include at least the first region and the second region arranged in the first direction.

In one embodiment of the present invention, displaying a second image includes:

displaying the second image on a target display, and at least one direction of the target display being covered by the second image.

In this embodiment of the present invention, at least one direction on the target display is covered with the second image, such that a size of the content in the second image is larger than a size of the content in the first image, thereby making it easier for the user to clearly view the content of the second image. In some cases, the size of the content in the second image is relatively large, and the user does not need to manually enlarge the second image.

For example, referring to FIG. 1, if the first image is displayed according to the prior art, the size of the content displayed in the first image is very small, making it difficult for the user to see it clearly. In order to clearly see the content of the first image, the user needs to enlarge the first image. However, when the first image is enlarged, not all of the content of the first image can be displayed, and the user needs to swipe left or right to display all of the content of the first image. According to embodiments of the present invention, referring to FIG. 4, three regions arranged in a horizontal direction of the first image are arranged in a vertical direction of the second image, and the second image is covering in the horizontal direction, such that all price information from a product A to a product Q in the first image is displayed to the user. Product A with respect to product Q may be different types of wine, such that the user can quickly obtain effective information on a single screen, which is convenient for the user to compare the prices of various products, and improves the user experience.

In one embodiment of the present invention, prior to displaying a second image, the image display method further includes:

dividing the first image into at least two subimages, the at least two subimages including a first subimage and a second subimage, the first subimage including the first region, the second subimage including the second region, and the size of each of the subimages in the first direction being smaller than the first size; and

use at least two subimages as the second image; or splice at least two subimages in the second direction to obtain the second image.

In this embodiment of the present invention, the at least two sub-images are obtained by dividing the first image, and the at least two sub-images obtained by dividing are arranged and displayed in the second direction. The second displayed image is more aligned with an image viewing habit of the user, so that the second displayed image can provide a better visual effect to the user. In an embodiment of the present invention, dividing the first image into at least two sub-images includes: determining, based on a first size of the first image in a first direction, an amount N of sub-images to be obtained from the division, where N is a positive integer; determining a target division position based on the amount N of the sub-images and the first size; and dividing the first image at the target division position.

In this embodiment of the present invention, the split position of the first image is determined by the size of the first image in the first direction. If the first size of the first image in the first direction is too large, there may be more split positions, i.e., more splits, so that the size of the arranged sub-image is more normal.

In an embodiment of the present invention, determining a target split position based on the number N of the sub-pictures and the first size includes:

determining an equal split position N of the first image in the first direction based on the number N of the sub-images and the first size, and using the equal split position N as the reference split position.

For example, a quotient of the first size and N is calculated, the quotient is used as a single division length, the equal position N is determined based on the single division length, and a distance between two adjacent positions at equal positions N is the single division length. That is, the purpose of dividing the first image is equally achieved.

In an embodiment of the present invention, determining a target split position based on the number N of the sub-pictures and the first size includes:

determining an equal split position N of the first image in the first direction based on the number N of the subimages and the first size, and using the equal split position N as the reference split position; in a case where there is text at the reference split position, obtaining a text space position adjacent to the text and using the text space position as the target split position.

In this embodiment of the present invention, if there is text at the reference split position, and the split is performed at the reference split position, the text is also split, which affects the user's display. Therefore, the split is performed at the text space position to avoid splitting the text into two parts and affecting the user's display.

The following describes the image division in embodiments of this application by means of several examples. For example, referring to FIG. 5 , the first image is an image including a table, the reference division position is a position where the first image is divided into N equal parts, there is text at the reference division position (namely, numbers and letters), the text space position is used as the target division position, and the division is performed at the target division position.

As another example, referring to FIG. 6, the first image is an image including a line of text, the reference split position is a position at which the first image is split into N equal parts, there is text at the reference split position, text adjacent to the text is obtained, a space between the text at the reference split position and the adjacent text is used as the target split position, and splitting is performed at the target split position.

In an embodiment of the present invention, determining a target split position based on the number N of the sub-pictures and the first size includes:

Identifying separators in the first image; for example, identifying the separator by means of optical character recognition (OCR) technology; determining an equal split position N of the first image in the first direction based on the number N of the subimages and the first size, and using the equal split position N as a reference split position; and in a case where there is a separator whose distance from the reference split position is less than a first predetermined threshold, using a location of the separator as the target split position.

The separator can be a frame line in the vertical direction of the table, or a predetermined punctuation, for example, a period or a comma.

In this embodiment of the present invention, if there is a separator near the reference split position, the split is performed at the separator location, to avoid separating related content between two adjacent separators as much as possible. In this way, even if the first image is split, it may be convenient for the user to view the image content.

The following describes image division in embodiments of this application, by way of an example. For example, referring to FIG. 7 , the first image is an image including a table, and the separator is a frame line in the vertical direction of the table. If there is a frame line whose distance from the reference division position is less than the first predetermined threshold value between frame lines in the vertical direction, the frame line is used as the target division position. If there is no frame line whose distance from the reference division position is less than the first predetermined threshold value between frame lines in the vertical direction, the division is performed at the reference division position.

In one embodiment of the present invention, identifying separators in the first image includes: identifying the table in the first image, and using a frame line in the second direction of the table as a separator.

The determination, based on the first size, of a quantity N of subimages that will be obtained from the division, includes:

determining a distance between every two adjacent separators, where the distance between every two adjacent separators is equal; calculating a first quotient of a target screen size in the first direction and the distance between every two adjacent separators; and using a value obtained by rounding the first quotient as the number N of sub-images.

In one embodiment of the present invention, determining, based on the first size, an amount N of sub-images to be obtained from the division includes:

calculating a second quotient of the first size and a target screen size in the first direction; and using a value obtained by rounding the second quotient as the number N of the sub-pictures. If the value obtained by rounding the second quotient is less than 2, the number N of the sub-pictures is 2. The rounding includes rounding to the nearest, rounding up to an integer, and rounding down to an integer. Rounding up to an integer: Regardless of the rounding-to-the-nearest rule, whenever there is a decimal after a decimal point, an integer before the decimal point is increased by 1; rounding down to an integer: Regardless of the rounding-to-the-nearest rule, if there is a decimal after a decimal point, the decimal is ignored.

In one embodiment of the present invention, before displaying a second image, the image display method further includes:

dividing the first image into at least two subimages based on a preset number M of divisions, the at least two subimages including a first subimage and a second subimage, the first subimage including the first region, the second subimage including the second region, a size of each of the subimages in the first direction being smaller than the first size, and M being a positive integer; arranging the at least two subimages in the second direction; synthesizing the at least two subimages based on the arranged at least two subimages, to obtain a synthesized image; and updating a value of M in a case where a size of the synthesized image in the first direction satisfies the predetermined condition, setting M=M+K, where K is a positive integer, and dividing the first image again until the size of the synthesized image no longer satisfies the predetermined condition.

The following describes image division in embodiments of this application by way of an example. For example, the first image is divided once to obtain 2 subimages based on the preset number of divisions M=1, the 2 subimages are arranged, and the 2 arranged subimages are synthesized to obtain a synthesized image. If a size of the synthesized image in the first direction satisfies the predetermined condition, indicating that the number of divisions is relatively small, it is necessary to increase the number of divisions, where M=1+1. The first image is divided again, and the first image is divided twice. By analogy, until the size of the synthesized image in the first direction does not satisfy the predetermined condition. If the predetermined condition is not met, indicating that the size of the synthesized image in the first direction is normal, then the division is stopped, and a last obtained synthesized image is used as the second image.

In one embodiment of the present invention, dividing the first image into at least two subimages includes: identifying a plurality of lines or columns of text in the first image; and

dividing the first image into the at least two sub-images according to the plurality of lines or columns of text, where each of the sub-images includes at least one line or one column of text fragment.

The following describes how to arrange the at least two sub-images in the second direction in two cases (namely, a case in which the first image includes a plurality of lines of text and a case in which the first image includes a plurality of columns of text).

1. If the first image includes a plurality of lines of text, the arrangement of the at least two subimages in the second direction includes:

arranging, in the second direction, subimages corresponding respectively to the plurality of lines of text based on a line order of the text in the first image; and for a plurality of text fragments on the same line, arranging subimages corresponding respectively to the plurality of text fragments based on an order of the plurality of text fragments on the same line.

The following uses an example to describe how to arrange at least two subimages in the second direction in a case where the first image includes a plurality of lines of text.

For example, referring to FIG. 8, the first image includes two lines of text, and a first line of text is divided into three text segments, where a subimage 1 includes a left segment of the first line of text, a subimage 2 includes a center segment of the first line of text, and a subimage 3 includes a right fragment of the first line of text. A second line of text is divided into three text segments, where a subimage 4 includes a left segment of the second line of text, a subimage 5 includes a center segment of the second line of text, and a subimage 6 includes a right fragment of the second line of text.

Referring to FIG. 9, in the vertical direction, the sub-images for the first row are arranged first, and then the sub-images for the second row are arranged according to the row order of the text in the first image. When arranging the sub-images for the first row, a sub-image 1, a sub-image 2, and a sub-image 3 are arranged in order, and when arranging the sub-images for the second row, a sub-image 4, a sub-image 5, and a sub-image 6 are arranged in order.

In addition, it is possible to identify whether each sub-image has content, and if there is no content in the sub-image, the sub-image without content can be deleted. For example, in FIG. 8, if sub-image 6 has no content, sub-image 6 is deleted, and sub-image 6 may not participate in the sub-image arrangement.

As an example, arranging the subimages of the plurality of lines of text in the first image specifically includes:

Dividing the divided sub-images of the same line of text into the same group to obtain a plurality of sub-image groups; and performing the following operations on the plurality of sub-image groups based on a top-to-bottom order of each of the plurality of sub-image groups in the first image: Step A: arranging the sub-images of a first group from top to bottom based on a left-to-right order of the sub-images of the first group in the plurality of sub-image groups (specifically, sub-images of the first line of text) in the first image; Step B: performing an image arrangement operation: based on a left-to-right order of subimages of an ith group in the plurality of subimage groups in the first image, arranging a first subimage of the ith group below a last subimage of an i-1-th group, and arranging a j-th subimage of the ith group below a j-1-th subimage of ith group until all of the subimages of the ith group are arranged, where i and j are integers greater than 1; and Step C: i=i+1, returning to Step B until a last group of subimages are arranged in the plurality of subimage groups.

2. If the first image includes a plurality of columns of text, the arrangement of the at least two subimages in the second direction includes:

- arranging, in the second direction, subimages corresponding respectively to the plurality of columns of text based on an order of columns of the text in the first image; and for a plurality of text fragments in the same column, arranging subimages corresponding respectively to the plurality of text fragments based on an order of the plurality of text fragments in the same column.

An implementation of dividing and arranging the first image including a plurality of columns of text is similar to an implementation of dividing and arranging the first image including a plurality of rows of text, and the details are not repeated here again.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the image display method further includes: Referring to FIG. 10, in a case where the first size satisfies the predetermined condition, displaying a predetermined icon.

Before S102, the image display method further includes:

receiving an input operation for the default icon; and dividing the first image to obtain at least two subimages in response to the input operation, and obtaining the second image based on the at least two subimages.

In this embodiment of the present invention, the user can determine whether to split the image depending on the user's requirements. If the user needs to split the image, the default image split icon is activated.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the image display method further includes: in a case of displaying the table content, taking a screenshot of the table content to obtain the first image.

For example, when identifying an Excel table display, the currently displayed content is automatically read, and a determination is made as to whether to optimize a region displaying the current content based on the length-to-width ratio of the region displaying the current content. If the region needs to be optimized, the default icon is displayed. When an input operation for the default icon is detected, a screenshot is taken for the region displaying the current content to obtain the first image, the first image is divided, the sub-images obtained from the division are arranged, and the arranged sub-images are displayed.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the image display method further includes: synthesizing the at least two arranged sub-images to obtain a synthesized image; and in a case of receiving a storage input operation for the synthesized image, storing the synthesized image in response to the storage input operation.

For example, the synthesized image is displayed after being obtained; if a return input operation is received, the display of the synthesized image is exited, and a pop-up message is displayed to prompt the user whether to save the synthesized image; if a save input operation is received, indicating that the user chooses to save the synthesized image, the synthesized image is stored in an album in response to the save input operation; and if a no-save input operation is received, indicating that the user chooses not to save the synthesized image, the synthesized image is automatically destroyed in response to the no-save input operation.

The synthesized image can be named in a manner that includes the name of the first image and the split time. For example, the name of the first image is abc.jpg, the split time of the first image is 16:29 on May 31, 2019, and the name of the synthesized image is abc-cut201905311629.jpg. The synthesized image can be temporarily stored on a local file system.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the image display method further includes: after displaying the synthesized image, receiving an input operation of enlarging the synthesized image; and redivisioning the first image in response to the enlarging input operation. For example, a value of N is incremented based on the number N of the sub-images determined last time, thereby increasing the number of the sub-images obtained from the division, and the first image is redivisioned according to the incremented value of N.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, prior to S104, the image display method further includes: identifying whether there is text content in the first image; and performing S104 in a case where the first image is identified as having the text content. For example, when a displayed image is detected, OCR technology is used to identify whether there is text content in the image.

FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of an image display apparatus according to an embodiment. The image display apparatus is realized by an electronic device, as shown in FIG. 11, and the image display apparatus 200 includes:

a first image acquisition module 202, configured to obtain a first image, and the first image includes a first region and a second region arranged in a first direction; and

a first image display module 204, configured to display a second image if a first size of the first image in the first direction satisfies a predetermined condition, and the second image includes the first region and the second region arranged in a second direction.

In embodiments of the present invention, to display the first image, the first image includes the first region and the second region arranged in the first direction; and if the first size of the first image in the first direction satisfies the predetermined condition, the second image is displayed, and the second image includes the first region and the second region arranged in the second direction. The first image is not displayed directly, according to embodiments of the present invention, but an arrangement mode of the first region and the second region in the first image is changed to display the first image. The user does not need to swipe in the first direction to view the second image, which reduces the directions in which the user must swipe, thereby making it easier for the user to view the image and simplifying the steps for the user to view the image.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first image display module 204 is configured to display the second image on a target screen, and at least one direction of the target screen is covered with the second image.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the image display apparatus 200 further includes: a first image dividing module, configured to divide the first image into at least two sub-images, the at least two sub-images including a first sub-image and a second sub-image, the first sub-image including the first region, the second sub-image including the second region, and the size of each of the sub-images in the first direction being smaller than the first size; and an image determining module, configured to use the at least two sub-images as the second image; or splice the at least two sub-images in the second direction to obtain the second image. In an embodiment of the present invention, the first image dividing module includes:

a module for determining the number of divisions, configured to determine, based on the first size, a number N of sub-images to be obtained from the division, where N is a positive integer;

a first target position determination module, configured to determine a target split position based on the number N of the sub-images and the first size; and

a first splitting sub-module, configured to split the first image at the target splitting position. In one embodiment of the present invention, the first target position determining module includes: a first reference position determining module, configured to determine an equal splitting position N of the first image in the first direction based on the number N of the sub-images and the first size, and use the equal splitting position N as a reference splitting position; and a first splitting position determining module, configured to: in a case where there is text at the reference splitting position, obtain a text space position adjacent to the text and use the text space position as the target splitting position.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first target position determining module includes: a separator identification module, configured to identify separators in the first image; a second reference position determining module, configured to determine an equal split position N of the first image in the first direction based on the number N of the subimages and the first size, and use the equal split position N as a reference split position; and a second split position determining module, configured to: in a case where there is a separator whose distance from the reference split position is less than a first predetermined threshold, use a location of the separator as the target split position.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the division quantity determining module includes: a quotient calculating module, configured to calculate a second quotient of the first size and a target screen size in the first direction; and

a quotient rounding module, configured to use a value obtained by rounding the second quotient as the quantity N of the sub-images.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus 200 further includes:

a second image splitting module, configured to split the first image into at least two sub-images based on a preset number M of splits, the at least two sub-images including a first sub-image and a second sub-image, the first sub-image including the first region, the second sub-image including the second region, a size of each of the sub-images in the first direction being smaller than the first size, and M being a positive integer; a sub-image arranging module, configured to arrange the at least two sub-images in the second direction;

an image synthesis module, configured to synthesize the at least two sub-images based on the at least two arranged sub-images, to obtain a synthesized image; and

a module for re-dividing, configured to update a value of M in the case that a size of the synthesized image in the first direction satisfies the predetermined condition, set M=M+K, where K is a positive integer, and re-divide the first image until the size of the synthesized image does not satisfy the predetermined condition.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the second image splitting module includes:

a text identification module, configured to identify a plurality of lines or columns of text in the first image; and

a second splitting submodule, configured to split the first image into the at least two subimages according to the plurality of lines or columns of text, where each of the subimages includes at least one line or one column of text fragment; and

The subimage layout module includes:

a first layout module, configured to arrange, in the second direction, sub-images respectively corresponding to the plurality of lines of text based on a line order of the text in the first image; and for a plurality of text fragments on the same line, arrange sub-images respectively corresponding to the plurality of text fragments based on an order of the plurality of text fragments on the same line;

or the subimage layout module includes:

a second layout module, configured to arrange, in the second direction, subimages corresponding respectively to the plurality of columns of text based on a column order of the text in the first image; and for a plurality of text fragments in a same column, arrange subimages corresponding respectively to the plurality of text fragments based on an order of the plurality of text fragments in the same column.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first size satisfying the predetermined condition includes: the first size being larger than a predetermined threshold, or a quotient of the first size and a second size of the first image in the second direction being larger than a predetermined second threshold. FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device 300 includes, but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 301, a network module 302, an audio output unit 303, an input unit 304, a sensor 305, a display unit 306, a user input unit 307, an interface unit 308, a memory 309, a processor 310, and a power supply 311. One skilled in the art can understand that the structure of the electronic device shown in FIG. 12 does not constitute any limitation on the electronic device. The electronic device may include more or fewer components than those shown in the figure, or a combination of some components, or an arrangement of different components. In this embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device includes, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a tablet, a laptop computer, a handheld computer, a vehicle terminal, a wearable device, a pedometer, and the like.

The processor 310 is configured to obtain a first image, and the first image includes a first region and a second region arranged in a first direction. The display module 306 is configured to display a second image if a first size of the first image in the first direction satisfies a predetermined condition, and the second image includes the first region and the second region arranged in a second direction.

In embodiments of the present invention, to display the first image, the first image includes the first region and the second region arranged in the first direction; and if the first size of the first image in the first direction satisfies the predetermined condition, the second image is displayed, and the second image includes the first region and the second region arranged in the second direction. The first image is not displayed directly, according to embodiments of the present invention, but an arrangement mode of the first region and the second region in the first image is changed to display the first image. The user does not need to swipe in the first direction to view the second image, which reduces the directions in which the user must swipe, thereby making it easier for the user to view the image and simplifying the steps for the user to view the image.

It should be understood that in this embodiment of the present invention, the radio frequency unit 301 may be configured to receive and transmit information, or receive and transmit signals during a call. Specifically, the radio frequency unit 301 receives downlink data from a base station, and transmits the downlink data to the processor 310 for processing; and further, transmits uplink data to the base station. In general, the radio frequency unit 301 includes, but is not limited to: an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low-noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like. In addition, the radio frequency unit 301 may further communicate with a network and other devices using a wireless communication system.

The electronic device provides users with wireless broadband Internet access via the network module 302, for example, helping users receive and send emails, browse web pages, and access streaming media.

The audio output unit 303 may convert audio data received by the radio frequency unit 301 or the network module 302 or stored in the memory 309 into an audio signal and output the audio signal as a sound. In addition, the audio output unit 303 may further provide audio output (for example, a ringing signal reception sound and a message reception sound) related to a specific function performed by the electronic device 300. The audio output unit 303 includes a speaker, a buzzer, a receiver, and the like.

The input unit 304 is configured to receive audio or video signals. The input unit 304 may include a graphics processing unit (GPU) 3041 and a microphone 3042. The graphics processing unit 3041 is configured to process image data of a still image or a video obtained by an image capture apparatus (e.g., a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode. A processed image frame may be displayed on the display unit 306. The image frame processed by the graphics processing unit 3041 may be stored in the memory 309 (or other storage medium) or sent via the radio frequency unit 301 or the network module 302. The microphone 3042 may receive a sound and may process the sound into audio data. The processed audio data may be converted, in a telephone call mode, into a format that may be transmitted to a mobile communication base station using the radio frequency unit 301 for output.

The electronic device 300 further includes at least one sensor 305, for example, a light sensor, a motor sensor, and another sensor. Specifically, the light sensor includes an ambient light sensor and a proximity sensor. The ambient light sensor may adjust the brightness of a display panel 3061 according to the brightness of the ambient light. The proximity sensor may turn off the display panel 3061 and/or the backlight when the electronic device 300 is moved near an ear. As a motion sensor, an accelerometer sensor may detect the magnitude of acceleration in various directions (typically three axes), may detect the magnitude and direction of gravity when stationary, may be configured to identify postures of electronic devices (such as switching between a landscape mode and a portrait mode, related games and magnetometer posture calibration), may perform functions related to vibration identification (such as a pedometer and a tap), and the like. Sensor 305 may further include a fingerprint sensor, a pressure sensor, an iris sensor, a molecular sensor, a gyroscope, a barometer, a hygrometer, a thermometer, an infrared sensor, or the like. Details are not described here.

The display unit 306 is configured to display information inputted by a user or information provided to the user. The display unit 306 may include a display panel 3061, and the display panel 3061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), or the like.

The user input unit 307 may be configured to receive inputted number or character information, and generate a key signal input related to user settings and function control of the electronic device. Specifically, the user input unit 307 includes a touch panel 3071 and another input device 3072. The touch panel 3071 is also called a touch screen, and may collect a touch operation performed by the user on or near the touch panel 3071 (for example, an operation performed on or near the touch panel 3071 by the user using any appropriate object or accessory such as a finger or a stylus). The touch panel 3071 may include two parts: a touch detection apparatus and a touch controller. The touch detection apparatus detects a touch position of a user, detects a signal provided by a touch operation, and transmits the signal to the touch controller. The touch controller receives touch information from the touch sensing apparatus, converts the touch information into touch coordinates, sends the contact coordinates to the processor 310, and receives and executes a command from the processor 310. Furthermore, the touch panel 3071 may be implemented in a plurality of forms, such as a resistive type, a capacitive type, an infrared ray type, or a surface acoustic wave type. In addition to the touch panel 3071, the user input unit 307 may further include another input device 3072. Specifically, the other input device 3072 may include, but is not limited to, a physical keyboard, a functional button (such as a volume control key or a power on/off key), a trackball, a mouse, and a joystick. The details are not described again herein.

Additionally, the touch panel 3071 may cover the display panel 3061. When a touch operation is detected on or near the touch panel 3071, the touch panel 3071 transmits the touch operation to the processor 310 to determine a touch event type. The processor 310 then provides corresponding visual output on the display panel 3061 based on the touch event type. Although in FIG. 12 , the touch panel 3071 and the display panel 3061 are configured as two separate components for implementing input and output functions of the electronic device, in some embodiments, the touch panel 3071 and the display panel 3061 may be integrated to implement the input and output functions of the electronic device. The details are not limited herein.

The interface unit 308 is an interface for connecting an external apparatus and the electronic device 300. For example, the external device may include a wired or wireless headphone port, an external power supply port (or a battery charger), a wired or wireless data port, a storage card port, a port used to connect to an apparatus having an identity module, an audio input/output (I/O) port, a video I/O port, a headphone port, and the like. The interface unit 308 may be configured to receive input from an external apparatus (e.g., data and power information) and transmit the received input to one or more elements in the electronic device 300, or may be configured to transmit data between the electronic device 300 and the external apparatus.

The memory 309 may be configured to store a software program and various data. The memory 309 may mainly include a program storage region and a data storage region, where the program storage region may store an operating system, an application (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function) required for at least one function, and the like; and the data storage region may store data (such as audio data, a phone book) created based on use of a mobile phone. In addition, the memory 309 may include a high-speed random access memory, and may further include a non-volatile memory such as at least one magnetic disk storage component, a flash memory component, or other volatile solid-state storage component.

The processor 310 is a control center of the electronic device and connects all parts of the electronic device using various interfaces and circuits. By executing software programs and/or modules stored in the memory 309 and invoking data stored in the memory 309, the processor 310 implements various functions of the electronic device and processes data, thereby performing overall monitoring of the electronic device. The processor 310 may include one or more processing units. Preferably, the processor 310 may be integrated with an application processor and a modem processor. The application processor primarily processes an operating system, a user interface, an application, and the like. The modem processor primarily processes wireless communication. It can be understood that, alternatively, the modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 310.

The electronic device 300 may further include a power supply 311 (e.g., a battery) that supplies power to various components. Preferably, the power supply 311 may be logically connected to the processor 310 via a power management system, to implement functions such as charging, discharging, and power consumption management via the power management system.

In addition, the electronic device 300 includes some functional modules not shown. Details are not described herein.

Preferably, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an electronic device, including a processor 310, a memory 309, and a computer program stored in the memory 309 and executable on the processor 310. When the processor 310 executes the computer program, the above processes of the embodiment of the image display method are implemented, and the same technical result can be achieved. To avoid repetition, the details are not described again herein.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the processes of the embodiment of the above image display method are implemented, and the same technical result can be achieved. To avoid repetition, the details are not described again herein. The computer-readable storage medium is, for example, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

It should be noted that in this specification, the terms "comprise," "include," and any other variations thereof are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that includes a plurality of elements not only includes those elements, but also includes other elements not expressly enumerated, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. An element limited by "includes a..." does not exclude, without further restriction, the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes the element.

Based on the above descriptions of embodiments, one skilled in the art can clearly understand that the method in the above embodiment may be implemented by software in addition to a necessary universal hardware platform, or by hardware alone. In most circumstances, the former is a preferred implementation. Based on such an understanding, the technical solutions of the present invention may essentially, or the portion contributing to the prior art, be implemented in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored on a storage medium (such as a ROM/RAM, a hard disk, or an optical disk), and includes various instructions for instructing a terminal (which may be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, a network device, or the like) to perform the methods described in embodiments of the present invention. Aspects of the present invention are described above with reference to a flowchart and/or block diagram of a method, an apparatus (system), or a computer program product according to embodiments of the present invention. It should be understood that each block in the flowchart and/or block diagram and a combination of blocks in the flowchart and/or block diagram may be implemented by a computer program instruction. These computer program instructions may be provided for a general-purpose computer, a dedicated computer, or a processor of other programmable data processing apparatus to generate a machine, such that when these instructions are executed by the computer or the processor of the other programmable data processing apparatus, specific functions/actions are implemented in one or more blocks in the flowcharts and/or block diagrams. Such a processor may be, but is not limited to, a general-purpose processor, a special-purpose processor, an application-specific processor, or a field-programmable logic array. It should also be understood that each block in the block diagrams and/or flowcharts and combinations of the blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowcharts may also be implemented by a dedicated hardware-based system to execute specified functions or actions, or may be implemented by a combination of dedicated hardware and computer instructions.

Claims (15)

1. A method of displaying images, performed by an electronic device, characterized in that the method comprises: obtaining (S102) a first image, the first image comprising a first region and a second region arranged in a first direction; and (S104) displaying a second image if a first size of the first image in the first direction satisfies a predetermined condition, and the second image comprising the first region and the second region arranged in a second direction; where Before displaying (S104) a second image, the method further comprises: dividing the first image into at least two subimages, the at least two subimages comprising a first subimage and a second subimage, the first subimage comprising the first region, the second subimage comprising the second region, and a size of each of the subimages in the first direction being smaller than the first size; and use at least two subimages as the second image; or splice at least two subimages in the second direction to obtain the second image. 2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the display (S104) of a second image comprises: displaying the second image on a target display, and at least one direction of the target display being covered by the second image. 3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the division of the first image into at least two sub-images comprises: determining, based on the first size, a quantity N of sub-images to be obtained from the division, where N is a positive integer; determine a target split position based on the number N of sub-images and the first size; and split the first image at the target split position. 4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that determining a target split position based on the quantity N of the sub-images and the first size comprises: determining an equal split position N of the first image in the first direction based on the number N of the subimages and the first size, and using the equal split position N as the reference split position; and In a case where there is text at the reference split position, obtaining a text space position adjacent to the text and using the text space position as the target split position; or determining a target split position based on the number N of sub-images and the first size comprises: identify separators in the first image; determining an equal split position N of the first image in the first direction based on the number N of the subimages and the first size, and using the equal split position N as the reference split position; and If there is a separator whose distance from the reference split position is less than a first predetermined threshold, use a location of the separator as the target split position. 5. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that the determination, from the first size, of a quantity N of sub-images to be obtained from the division comprises: calculating a second quotient of the first size and a target screen size in the first direction; and using a value obtained by rounding the second quotient as the number N of sub-images. 6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that before displaying (S104) a second image, the method further comprises: dividing the first image into at least two sub-images based on a preset number M of divisions, the at least two sub-images comprising a first sub-image and a second sub-image, the first sub-image comprising the first region, the second sub-image comprising the second region, a size of each of the sub-images in the first direction being smaller than the first size, and M being a positive integer; arrange the at least two sub-images in the second direction; synthesizing the at least two subimages based on the at least two arranged subimages, to obtain a synthesized image; and updating a value of M in the case that a size of the synthesized image in the first direction satisfies the predetermined condition, setting M = M K, where K is a positive integer, and dividing the first image again until the size of the synthesized image no longer satisfies the predetermined condition. 7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that the division of the first image into at least two sub-images comprises: Identifying a plurality of lines or columns of text in the first image; and dividing the first image into the at least two subimages according to the plurality of lines or columns of text, where each of the subimages comprises at least one line or one column of text fragment; and arranging the at least two sub-images in the second direction, comprises: arranging, in the second direction, subimages respectively corresponding to the plurality of lines of text based on a line order of the text in the first image; and for a plurality of text fragments in the same line, arranging subimages respectively corresponding to the plurality of text fragments based on an order of the plurality of text fragments in the same line; or, arranging, in the second direction, subimages respectively corresponding to the plurality of columns of text based on a column order of the text in the first image; and for a plurality of text fragments in the same column, arranging subimages respectively corresponding to the plurality of text fragments based on an order of the plurality of text fragments in the same column. 8. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the first size satisfies the predetermined condition comprises: the first size being greater than a predetermined threshold, or a quotient of the first size and a second size of the first image in the second direction being greater than a second predetermined threshold. 9. An image display apparatus (200), made by an electronic device, characterized in that the apparatus (200) comprises: a first imaging module (202), configured to obtain a first image, and the first image comprising a first region and a second region arranged in a first direction; and a first image display module (204), configured to display a second image if a first size of the first image in the first direction satisfies a predetermined condition, and the second image comprising the first region and the second region arranged in a second direction; wherein the apparatus (200) further comprises: a first image division module, configured to divide the first image into at least two sub-images, the at least two sub-images comprising a first sub-image and a second sub-image, the first sub-image comprising the first region, the second sub-image comprising the second region, and a size of each of the sub-images in the first direction being smaller than the first size; and an image determination module, configured to use the at least two subimages as the second image; or splice the at least two subimages in the second direction to obtain the second image. 10. The apparatus (200) according to claim 9, characterized in that the first image division module comprises: a division quantity determining module, configured to determine, based on the first size, a number N of sub-images to be obtained from the division, where N is a positive integer; a first target position determining module, configured to determine a target division position based on the number N of the sub-images and the first size; and a first splitting sub-module, configured to split the first image at the target splitting position. 11. The apparatus (200) according to claim 10, wherein the first target position determining module comprises: a first reference position determining module, configured to determine an equal division position N of the first image in the first direction based on the number N of the sub-images and the size of the first direction, and use the equal division position N as a reference division position; and a first split position determination module, configured to: in a case where there is text at the reference split position, obtain a text space position adjacent to the text and use the text space position as the target split position; or The first target position determination module comprises: a separator identification module, configured to identify separators in the first image; a second reference position determination module, configured to determine an equal split position N of the first image in the first direction based on the number N of the sub-images and the first size, and use the equal split position N as a reference split position; and a second split position determination module, configured to: in the case that there is a separator whose distance from the reference split position is less than a first predetermined threshold, use a location of the separator as the target split position. 12. The apparatus (200) according to claim 10, wherein the division quantity determining module comprises: a quotient calculation module, configured to calculate a second quotient of the first size and a target screen size in the first direction; and a quotient rounding module, configured to use a value obtained by rounding the second quotient as the quantity N of the sub-images. 13. The apparatus (200) according to claim 10, characterized in that the apparatus (200) further comprises: a second image division module, configured to divide the first image into at least two sub-images based on a preset number M of divisions, the at least two sub-images comprising a first sub-image and a second sub-image, the first sub-image comprising the first region, the second sub-image comprising the second region, a size of each of the sub-images in the first direction being smaller than the first size, and M being a positive integer; a sub-image arrangement module, configured to arrange the at least two sub-images in the second direction; an image synthesis module, configured to synthesize the at least two sub-images based on the at least two arranged sub-images, to obtain a synthesized image; and a module for re-dividing, configured to update a value of M in the case that a size of the synthesized image in the first direction satisfies the predetermined condition, set M=M+K, where K is a positive integer, and re-divide the first image until the size of the synthesized image does not satisfy the predetermined condition. 14. An electronic device (300), characterized in that it comprises: a processor (310), a memory (309) and a computer program stored in the memory (309) and executable in the processor (310), wherein when the computer program is executed by the processor (310), the steps of the image display method according to any one of claims 1 to 8 are implemented. 15. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor (310), steps of the image display method according to any one of claims 1 to 8 are implemented.